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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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